The TGR Men’s Relay Team brought home the bronze in the 4 Man Expert/Pro Category at the 24 Hours of Rocky Hill Ranch in Smithville, Texas this weekend.   This event was held by Terra Firma and was very well organized.

The Boys were running in 5th place for the first 8-10 hours and really felt like they had made a mistake cating up to expert, but near dawn they were moving up and on the lead lap near TBD and Whole Foods.  The Whole Foods Market Racing Team would ultimately win with 23 total laps and the fastest Men’s lap time of 51 minutes!

“The conditions were muddy, and it was the sandy, loose mud that gets into everything but does not ruin your traction.  Our bikes are trashed,” complained TG Racer Corey of the event just prior to opening his 4th beer.

Overall, the TGR Relay Team did well for their first big event and look forward to more 24 hours races.  The shining star of the Team didn’t actually turn out to be their “special guest” ringer, but their very own TGR Teammate, Russell.  By putting in 7 laps with the top three lap times of the Team, Russell helped TGR secure the 3rd place finish by humiliating the 4th place team into ending the race and drinking beer.

When asked about his goals for next years 24 hours of RHR, Racerboi Russell had this to say: “GRANDE.  We try to get 24 laps and smash EVERYONE!  I can run sub-1 hr laps with 7 hours of break time…But I’m totally kidding, Grande is lame.”

TGR Relay Captain Sean was unavailable for comment.   Be on the lookout for TGR’s favorite photos of the event soon!